10 month update

Weight: My scale said 20 lb this morning. Thankfully he’s back to gaining weight after losing so much. Now maybe his pants will start staying on again.

Eating: He loves spaghetti and pizza. If he sees food, he wants a bite.

He’s more sensitive to spice than Emi was so if food is spicy I have to give him something else.

He LOVES peanut butter sandwiches. He’ll eat a whole one by himself.

He’s still taking 4 bottles a day. The morning one is more for my sanity. I’m sure he could probably do without it and I said I was going to start reducing it, but I prefer sanity right now.

Bedtime: Not much has changed here. He’s usually in bed by 7:30 and asleep by 7:45. We did have to lower his crib and then right after he needed it lowered again. He stands up as soon as you put him down, but he doesn’t fight for long.

Awake: Usually by 6:30. If it’s earlier, I’ve been making him wait until I’m mostly dressed or at least my hair is done. He usually doesn’t mind. If he’s freaking out I’ll get him a littler earlier.

Naps: Still 2 a day. Both are usually 1.5-2 hours.

Diapers: Still in 3s. We’re getting close to 4s again so maybe by the end of this month we’ll start using our 4s.   

Clothes:  9-12 months. We’re almost solidly back to 12 months again. 9 month pants are too short, but it depends on the brand whether 12 months will stay on or not.

PJs are all 12 months for sure!

Favorites: Daddy. Emi was a mommy’s girl and would have periods of time that she wanted daddy. Eli’s happy to see me when I pick him up from day care, but after that he wants daddy only.

He loves to eat.

He loves standing on everything!

He loves banging on Emi’s piano.

He likes to be left alone when he’s playing Emi tries to make him do what she wants to do and he lets her know he has his own ideas.

Latest accomplishment:

He started standing on everything. He had already pulled up once or twice before, but now he's pulling up on everything. It's a problem in the bathtub.

He took his first plane ride this month. The flight to Santa Fe was great because he slept the whole time. The flight home, however, was more difficult because he wanted to be moving and Emi was wanting my attention too. It wasn't quite a disaster, but close.

He started crawling up the stairs.

Anthony said he saw him take a couple of steps, but I haven't seen it yet.

He started saying da-da. And he knows EXACTLY what it means!

He started crawling away from me when I was unpacking his suitcase. I thought he was fine since the gate was closed. Next thing I knew, I heard a SPLASH and he was back in the bathtub with sister PJs and all.

Dislikes: We had a stomach bug this month which put us in the ER for fluids. He wasn’t a fan of the IV but who can blame him??

He’s not a fan of having his hair rinsed in the bathtub. I tell him with his genes, he should enjoy it while he has it!

He’s not a fan of being told no. He knows he’s not supposed to pull things off the entertainment cabinet, so he’ll look back

 December 13th

Poor guy started this month with a vicious stomach bug!

Put us in the ER for fluids :(

December 17th

First Christmas

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December 21

He loves peanut butter!

December 22

She treats him like her baby doll

December 23

Christmas with Lolli and Pops and Memaw

December 24th

Christmas Eve Candle Lit Service

December 25th 

Every picture I tried to take Christmas morning ended this way.

See.

December 26th 

First Plane Ride

December 30

Crazy Hair Don't Care

December 31

Ringing in the New Year

January 1

First New Years

Can't look away for 2 seconds!

January 7

He gives it right back to her!

January 14

He loves giving me the stink eye!

Compare Emi's 10 month post here

9 month update

I completely missed this month. I looked up at the date today and realized it was the 12th! How did that happen???

Weight: 18 lb 1 oz

Height:  30.35"

Percentiles:  
Height: 95th percentile
Weight: 13th percentile He's lost a lot of weight with his stomach flu :( 

Eating:  We've started eating table food. Since he moved up to the bigger baby class, he eats all regular food. They don't feed him baby food anymore. :(
At home I'll still feed him oatmeal for breakfast if we're not having something that's easy to cut up for him. After watching Emi choke her first year, I'm still pretty cautious about bacon. But he's eaten pancakes and biscuits and waffles and all the other normal breakfast foods. 
For lunch I've given him small pieces of chicken or veggies and fruit.
For dinner if the dinner isn't too spicy, I just give him what we're eating or I'll steam veggies for him. 
He's still taking 4 bottles though. I think I could probably drop the early morning one, but it's just easier to give him a bottle when he wakes up before we get to school. Maybe this month I'll start reducing that bottle so it's not so sudden. 

Bedtime: Still around 7:30. On the weekends maybe closer to 8, but this doesn't change very much. 

Awake: He's slept in a couple times until almost 8. But weekdays he's usually up between 5:30-6:30. I try to keep him in his crib until 6:00. 

Naps: He's taking 2 solid naps per day. One morning and one afternoon. Usually one or the other is longer, but they're still both over an hour. 

Diapers: We're still finishing off our 3s, but I did buy my first box of 4s so as soon as we finish the 3s we'll move up. 

Clothes: Pretty much all 12 month. Some of the pants are a little baggy, but 9 mo stuff doesn't cover the bottoms of his legs. 

Favorites: He loves the Christmas tree. He's been much harder to keep away than Emi ever was. 

He loves bath time now that we ditched the baby bath. He takes it with Emi and loves it. 

He loves playing with balls. He'll roll one across the floor, crawl after it and then do it again. 

He loves music. 
He loves the dogs. 
He loves to be outside. He's getting a swing to add to our swing set for Christmas and he's going to love it. He used one at Thanksgiving and laughed the whole time. 

Dislikes: Still hates diaper changing. He claps at you when he doesn't like something which I think is hilarious. So when I'm changing his diaper or wiping his nose, he'll clap at me. 

This month we finally had tubes put in our ears. He was cranky the day of, but his ears have been so much better.
He also caught a stomach bug this month which we're still dealing with. It's so sad because he can't keep much down. 
He still hates socks which has been a problem now that the weather is cooler. 

Latest accomplishment: Nothing new this month. He's perfecting his crawling and getting into everything he's not supposed to. I didn't have to baby proof much with Emi except plug up the outlets and lock up the chemicals. But Eli has already eaten dog food, put something in the toilet that didn't below, and has an obsession with outlets. He's going to keep me on my toes.

November 12 

Visiting Lolli and Memaw

November 16

Too tired to eat

November 19

No sir! 

He's mesmorized

Rare mommy snuggles 

November 20

BFFS

November 23

Loving the swing

November 24

He outgrew his Thanksgiving outfit before Thanksgiving came. 

So we put together a cuter outfit!

This picture captures him completely 

November 25

MMMM!

Seriously BFFS. Melts my heart!

November 30

Finally tubes in my ears to make me feel better

December 3

Bundled up for ICE

He's about as interested as his daddy usually is. 

So handsome. Wish this wasn't so blurry

First Santa visit

December 8

His school one didn't go as well. He doesn't really like to be put down after school though 

December 9

Waiting on sissy's Christmas performance. 

8 Month

Weight: 18 lb 8 oz according to my home scale

Eating:  We're almost down to 3 meals per day. This past weekend I tried it out and it worked pretty well. So no more early bottle or nighttime bottle!

Bedtime: Still shooting for 7:30, but this weekend we experimented with staying up until 7:45-8:00. He slept in until 7:15 on Saturday, and I guess we'll see if it worked again tomorrow. 

Awake: He struggled with the time change; especially with me being on vacation. But since I've been home, we're back to the normal 6:30ish. This weekend he slept until 7:15 though.  

Naps: Getting a shorter morning nap, but a pretty long afternoon nap! Love it! So much better than the cat naps he used to like so much. 

Diapers: Next box I buy will be 4s. For now, he's technically still in 3s. At this point with Emi, my post says we had just moved up to 3s!

Clothes: 9-12 if it's a one piece. If I buy anything new, it's 12 month. He's tall and skinny so pants are still hard like Emi!

Favorites: He started crawling so he only likes to be on the move.
He loves his walker car and is doing much better at maneuvering in it. 
He loves his mommy! Especially since she left for 10 days.
He loves eating finger foods. 

Dislikes: Still hates socks. Since the weather got cooler, that's making getting dressed more difficult.
He hates to be laid down on the diaper changer. 
He hates not being able to move. Being held is not his favorite, unless you're moving with him. 

Latest accomplishment: This was a big month for him. He started army crawling. He got his 2 bottom teeth. He started sitting up so he sits in the big boy high chair, can ride in the grocery cart, and no longer needs the infant bath insert! He also started clapping. 

October 14

First Baylor Homecoming 

Mesmerized at the pep rally 

October 15

October 18 

Able to sit up now

October 21

Sitting in the big boy high chair!

October 22

Not impressed at the pumpkin festival 

October 25

October 28

Woody!!

October 29

Not funny mommy!

I love my mommy!

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October 31

November 11

Eating Cheerios like a big boy. 

No infant insert needed!

Compare Emi's 8 month post here.